Minnesota Vikings: John Carlson probably won't play Thursday night

Minnesota Vikings tight end John Carlson (89) stayed on the sidelines with an injury at Vikings training camp in Mankato, Minn, on Wednesday, August 1, 2012.
(Pioneer Press: Ben Garvin)

Vikings tight end John Carlson, who left the team's win over the Arizona Cardinals with concussion symptoms, likely won't play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night, Oct. 25, coach Leslie Frazier said.

Carlson will go through the NFL's mandatory concussion protocol, which involves being cleared by an independent medical team before he can return to contact in practice. Because that probably won't happen before Thursday, it's likely the tight end won't return to game action before Nov. 4, when the Vikings travel to Seattle to play his former team.

He played just 13 snaps on offense against the Cardinals, and didn't have a pass thrown his way. Carlson was also on the field for nine special teams snaps.

Running back Adrian Peterson's left ankle was "a little sore" after his 153-yard performance Sunday, Frazier said, but he added Peterson is in better shape than he was a week ago.

The Vikings did not practice Monday, but they have been cautious with Peterson the past several weeks, and Frazier said it's possible Peterson would miss all or part of practice Tuesday.

"We'd like him to get something in," Frazier said. "We'll see how he feels."